*Boo* 10 Creepy Facts About Historical Burials No.9 Burial: An Emotional Need?  Burials have been around since before Homo sapiens emerged as the dominant species on Earth. At least 50,000 years ago, Neanderthals were burying their dead. One Neanderthal burial site in Iraq suggests that they may have even laid their dead to rest in beds of flowers though that particular aspect is still a matter of archaeological debate. Neanderthals have also been buried with items they used in life. However, since burial goods have only been found in later graves, it’s been suggested they may have learned it from the ancestors of modern humans. The ancestors of humans were burying their dead with burial goods as early as 100,000 years ago. One of the oldest examples found is in the Skhul Cave in Palestine, where a hunter was buried with a boar jaw in his hand. Since the hominids found at the cave had brains capable of higher functions, the question has been raised if burial fulfills a basic emotional need of sentient beings.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:17:03 +0000
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